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I've been looking wishfully online at things like these:

http://www.codwholesale.com/Acrylic-stones_c_245.html

...as possible replacements for flavourless Euro wooden cubes. Each of these 25mm x 16mm acrylic stones costs less than 2 US cents wholesale (not counting postage)!

Simon

Here's the fluff I created for them at our Warmachine meet up today. It can be used with just about any RPG system. I didn't preview, so I lost all of what I wrote so now here's the less cool version.

The Gun Mage:

Hi all.
New info about the game. Her are two cards. One Action card named "Taxi" and one Info card named "False info".

Action Cards:
Upper left: Price for the card (Taxi cost 1)
Upper middle: Card name
Upper right: Type of Action card (There is 3 types of Action Cards. 1: A - Action 2: I - Instance 3: T -Table
Lower left: Game pack version logo
Lower middle: Action text
Lower right: Played with nr of players

Info Cards:
Upper middle: Card name
Lower left: Game pack version logo
Lower middle: Action text
Lower right: Played with nr of players

I have a theory that the same board can be used for multiple games of different types. But how to prove it?

This will be the working title for the OTHER skirmish game I'm working on. It will have a lot more units in it, but they will all be solo models. No units. I really think this is the major idea that separates skirmish from wargame. With THIS project, I'm working backwards from my original skirmish game. You know, it REALLY needs a name right now. I can't keep calling it "my first skirmish game". It sounds like a kit for 12 year olds to make their own.

Gearbox...
Blood & Cog....
Arcana Victoriana.......

A designer's insight into the side-effects of mixing the abstract elements with the real elements of the game. Why is a game like rock-paper-scissors abstract and still sometimes fun to play?

Read the full article.

This book will cover my ideas about board game design.

Here is the table of contents (which will be updated as more text will be added):

I'm going to attempt to make a stat chart for a character for my unnamed game.

Eugene Doubefistington
Even as a grown man, Eugene was still being pushed around and shook down. He had finally had enough of it. Eager to rid himself of these daily brigands, he commissioned a pair of gauntlets. His new "Fisticuffs" would prove more than a match for the ill-willed ruffians that plagued him. Haste comes at a price; He hardly knows how to use them nor has the dexterity to maintain balance. As long as he's safe, he believes, is all that matters.

Steam-powered "Fisticuffs"
Strength.... 2

Charging
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I have to add charging or assault. It's in every war and skirmish game. Everyone wants to run at everyone else and get fat damage and attacks on them. I have decided that charging will grant you extra inches of movement buy will not allow any extra PROBABILITY of damage. There will DEFINITELY be more damage. How does this equate to game terms? Total up the sums of each player's dice roll. The player with the lowest total subtracts from the higher player's total. That player's model receives damage equal to the difference +5. I didn't want to just give +5, but anything else is more complicated.

Just writing some random notes for me to look at later. I'll post soon ish with info on everything I'm working on soon although what I'm currently focusing on is really a role playing game so it's not very board game like.